Ok so as Im driving my truck I get alot of ideas for woodworking…just no time or expertise to make anything happen haha! Anywho, I was delivering cheese in Wisconsin today and notice pallet after pallet of small stacked boxes of cheese. The boxes were maybe 4”×12”×12” and dovetailed. Looked like some oak and some maple. Someone makes those! What about wine crates? Or small crates for shipping metal parts or electronics? Signs or parts? It would be nice someday to be able to find a source or company that I could make basic crates etc on a consistant basis for a decent income and then have time to make the fun stuff to sometimes. Anyone know any places or sources like that? Basic items mass produced that are always in need? Someone makes all those crates, boxes, signs, parts, etc etc and not just big companies Just me thinkin again… Have a great day ya’ll!!

If you want to get some flexible part time earning powergoing with relatively basic equipment, becomea skilled cabinet man. You can read about howto do that on WoodWeb.

If you want to flog small wares like jewelry boxes,you’ll be going around from show to show anddevelop your salesmanship skills. Still,you’ll have to hit price points and develop craftsmanship details that make your work stand out from the competition.

To quote Loren…”If you want to flog small wares like jewelry boxes,you’ll be going around from show to show anddevelop your salesmanship skills. Still,you’ll have to hit price points and develop craftsmanship details that make your work stand out from the competition.”
I make jewelry boxes twenty at a time in my hobby sized workshop and sell them and other items at street fairs. I have made these 28”stars ten at a time and they sell well here in West Texas. Makes for a self funding hobby for me but the point is: find a product that you can market and then learn to make it efficiently. The hard part is marketing what you come up with.

I make cheese presses & butter presses in large numbers. Just finishing up orders for 100 each. These all go to a local person who then sells via his web site. Another good production seller for me is guitar picks, sold close to 100 sets last December alone.